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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-10-13
Quail and the Portrait.

Quail was the queer name of dog.
But she was as good as her name was
queer. She was fond of her master q
mother. Mrs. Walsh. and once when the
old lady was away on visit missed her
very much. During this time a por-
trait of Mrs. Walsh was sent home.
and when unpacked was placed on q
sofa where she often sat, as it was not
convenient to hang it up at once.
Pretty soon DR.. Walsh heard Quail
barking and frisking. making so much
more noise than usual that he went to
see what it was about. He found her
wild with joy over the portrait, and
several times she jumped up and
Tapped the face. After the picture
was put in its place, she noticed II
every time she came into the room
and would lie on the carpet watching
it intently When Mrs. Walsh re-,
turned, Quail was delighted, and cared
little about the picture while she had
the real friend.
The artist who painted the portrait
was much pleased that the dog recoo-
nized it, and said that she paid him
the greatest compliment. Su,,-
day afternoon.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-10-13

He did stop, and said aloud: lit is
rightly mine. 1 found it. And yet,
perhaps somebody who has lost it is
looking for it now, and feels awful bad
about it. I would, if had lost it.
May be, if would go and ask Madge,
would not find the people there look
ing for it when / got back. -
/. Nov. Teddie," spoke the voice
under his jacket .'turn right back
and go and do right God will see,
and God will help. You must not
keep what does not belong to YOU
'.I'll do it" he exclaimed. and push
ing his hat back from his face, his
bright curls flying in the wind. he
turned sharply around and retraced
his steps.
Presently he saw policeman and
two ladies coming toward him. One
was an old lady, with face pure and
sweet in its frame work of silver hair,
that carried no terror to the heart of
the timid child; the other young,
fair girl, who seemed to be wild with
excitement and grief.
Il must have dropped it on this
block. for little beyond is where I
first missed it, and we made call
here" she said, addressing the po-
liceman.
'.Is it purse you have lost, lady?"
said Teddie. 81 found this on the
grass here, close to the sidewalk"
and he pointed to the place where he
had picked it up.
Yes, that is it." exclaimed the
young lady with glad cry.
Look into it. and see if it is all
right, ma am, said the policeman,
with a sidelong glance at Teddie as he
spoke.
Every thing is just where left it.
Ny gold piece that Uncle John gave
me, and all the rest, she replied. EEK
actly where put it.
'.And now, my little man. said
the elder lady, laying her hand kindly
on Teddie's arm, What shall we do
for the honest little boy that would not
keep what did not honestly belong to
himp''
But the policeman who had hoped
to find the purse and receive the re-
ward himself muttered as he turned
away. He'll take all you'll give him,
ma am. These ragged little urchins
are pack of thieves, any way
.'But this little boy is not said the
elder lady, !" and he shall be we'll paid
for his honesty. too. Where do you
live, my 1adP'' she said with a sweet
smile.
I'm an attic in one of the houses in
Poverty row." he answered, rather
hesitatingly.
Have you always lived in Poverty
rowpn
..Only since mamma and papa died.
Papa died first, and then mamma soon
followed After that we had to live |
in Poverty row."
well, get into our carriage and
show us the way to your home. =
TeddIe quickly obeyed, chatting
gaily all the way his face aglow with |
pleasure at ride. the like Of which |
he had never had before.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-10-13
TEDDiEY's VICTORY.

The Good That Came from a Poor Little
Boys Honesty and Frankness.
.Oh-h! What is that?''
And little Ted6ie stopped short in
his brisk walk on that chilly Novem-
Der morning. With one hand he held
firmly in place his poor apology for a
hat, which the wind was doing its best
to tear from his head. With the other
he picked up well-filled purse which
lay at his feet. He tucked his hat
under his arm to keep it safe, and
with both hands held tight the Won
derful purse, that seemed ready to
burst with its wealth. He turned into
an alley to examine it. Such purse
as that his little hand had never held
in its grasp before. There before him
lay a glittering gold piece, while a roll
of bills were carefully folded away in
another of its pockets.
'Oh." he said, aloud, God must
have dropped the purse from Heaven
for me, because Madge and both
prayed to him so hard that He would
send us some money to buy Goals. 1t
is SO cold without a fire!' And the
little. thinly clad figure shivered in
the chill air. 'Tll run to Madge with
it." And putting the purse in his
pocket, where he could hold it firmly
with his hand, he started as fast as his
feet could carry him for the attic he
called home.
But voice somewhere under Ted
dies jacket kept sounding in his ears
as he ran:
'.Teddie, is it yoursP Teddie. are
you doing rightP''
He stopped at last. as the sudden
thought came into his mind:
II wonder if it is all mine? May be
somebody lost it, And a startled
look on his face took the place of that
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-10-13
Fastidious Folly.

ST. PAUL. Oct. 5.-One of the features
of the proposed programme for the recep-
tion of the President and his wife was
the selection of one hundred and fifty
prominent men and their wives to act as
a reception committee. When it was
known that Ex-Governor c. K. Davis and
wife were among the chosen ones, the
wives of the remaining one hundred and
forty nine members of the committee re-
fused to act, and the scheme had to be
dropped, so that when Mrs. Cleveland ar.
rives she will find herself in the hands of
eight old ladies, all conspicuous as temper
ance lecturers and moral reformers. The
trouble is that Mrs. Davis was once a
seamstress, and is exceedingly beautiful.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-10-13
FOR OUR YOUNG READERS
GOOD NIGHT.


In the shy the stars are peeping,
And the moon is shining bright
Ger the world watch they're keeping:
Babies dear, good night
Downy baby birds are resting,
Hidden safely from the light;
Under mothers wings they're nesting:
Baby birds, good night.
Little lambs are warm and quiet,
Little lammies, soft and white:
With their mothers close beside them:
Baby lambs, good night.
Bees and butterflies are sleeping,
Folded wings no more take fight;
Folded they, until the morrow
Butterflies, good night.
Baby buds have gently wrapped .aem
In their tinted petals bright;
Shut their eyes, the winds will rock them
Baby buds, good night.
Over all, the dear good angels,
Holy angels, pure and white,
Watch the little ones that slumber-
Babies ALL good night.
-Anay E. Blanchard, in Wee Babies.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-10-13

"A teacher was examining her lit
tie pupils in mental arithmetic, and
took the following method of ascer-
tanning what she desired to know:
Nov, children" she said, suppose
I have two squash pies, and divide one
of them into ten pieces and the other
into one hundred pieces. which would
you rather have piece of the pie that
was divided into ten pieces. or that
cut into one hundred pieces?" There
was an absolute hush for moment,
and then little girl answered timid-
ly: 'One of the one hundred pieces!
.'Why?'' "Well, please ma am. I
don't like squash pie" Boston Bud
act.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-10-13
The strain is Too Much for aer.

CHICAGO, Oct. 5.-Mrs. Cleveland was
taken ill before the procession reached
jackson street. She managed to hold out
until that street was reached, and then
left the procession and was assisted into
the Union League Club House at the cor
ner of Fourth avenue. Here she tainted.
The most assiduous attention was rem
dered without any excitement being
caused, and she was speedily restored to
consciousness. Mrs. Potter Palmer was
summoned as soon as Mrs. Cleveland
reached the club house, and when the lat
ter was sufficiently recovered to be moved
she was driven to the hotel, which she
reached at 40 p. m.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-10-13
FORAkER'S SELF-CONCElT.
A Silly Story Circulated and Exaggerate
by Republican Papers.


by Republican Papers.
The Republicans are pretty hard up
for political capital when they try to
make it out of the Foraker incident in
Philadelphia. There are some very
contemplate phases to politics, but
this one seems to be the meanest of
them all.
The chairman of the Reception Com
mittee, himself Republican, makes
two statements. In the first place he
declares that "the President treated
Governor Foraker with the same
courtesy as he did the other Gov
ernor's." In the second place he
takes upon himself the full response
bility of denying that Mrs. Cleveland
Intentionally failed to salute Mr.. and
Mrs. Foraker, and that she refused to
take their hands.
''She was guided by me-" he says,
"as to when to discontinue or con-
tinue Misunderstanding. And if Gov.
ernor and Mrs. Foraker passed by
without having been taken by the
hand, it was during one of the inter-
walls of rest which insisted she should
take"
We suspect that the difficulty is in
Governor Foraker's self-conceit- Re-
garding himself as the most conspicu-
Gus figure present, it was impossible
for him to suppose that even a tired
woman would not jump at the chance
to shake hands, and when he received
simply the formal bow which others
got his vanity was mortally wounded.
That explains the episode perfectly.
and the Republican chairman is quite
right in declaring the story "silly
one" Yes, it is silly, but it is al.
so false.-M Y Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-10-13
About the Giraffe.

he tallest of all animals, usually
put fifteen feet high. He has two
snort horns, covered with hairy skin.
One of the strangest things about him
is his tongue, which is very long; he
can put it great way out Of his
mouth. and twist it round a twig or
bough which he wishes to break off.
Yet he can put it inside the ring of
small key. 1,Fs
Giraffes live in herds; about twenty
feed together. While they are feeding,
they have sentinels placed ready to
give warning If an enemy is coming:
They can see a great way off; their
scent is keen. They are swift run
ners, SO it is not easy for hunters to
catch them.
The giraffe defends himself bravely
against an enemy. When he fights, he
kicks very hard with his hind-legs, and
sometimes he turns his long neck
sidewise and strikes hard blow with
his head. In these ways he will con-
quer even a lion.
But the lion sometimes attacks the
girah9> Dch a way that he can not
resi0 ne hides himself near the
stream where the giraffe comes to
drink; when he is drinking the lion
springs upon his back and holds on
with his cruel claws The poor giraffe
runs until he is wearied out, when the
lion tears him to pieces.
He is easily tanned. is very loving.
and ticks the hand of the person that
feeds him. He does not eat meat, but
feeds on grass and leaves. When tanned
he eats corn and hay like the COW.
Like the COW, too. he chews the cub.
Animals that chew the cud are called
Eliminating animals. Pamela Med.
Cole, in Our Little Men and Women.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-10-13

-Krupp's great gun for the Italian
navy weighs one hundred and eighteen
tons, is forty-five feet long. and its in-
ternal caliber is nearly sixteen inches.
rifled with ninety-two spiral turns. It
throws steel projectile weighing
nearly one ton, with a charge of six
cwt. of brown prismatic powder, hay-
ing an initial velocity of six hundred
and fourteen yards in a second and a
range of nearly eight miles; the shot
can penetrate steel armor-plate
thirty-six inches thick Immediately at
the mouth of the gun, and plate
twenty-nine inches thick, it is ESTE
mated, at distance of a mile or more.
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If there is in this country a ma

If there is in this country man.
soldier or citizen, whose soul is SO
twisted out of shape that he can't en-
dure the painful necessity of looking
into the face of a Democratic Chief
Magistrate let him hide his head in an
ash barrel as the procession goes by.
We have had enough of vaporing on
this subiect.-M Y Herald
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-10-13

Miss Cawhorn. of Carroll County.
tennessee, never learned to walk, and
has to be carried about like baby.
She weighs 16O pounds She is not
lame, but simply does not know how
to use her lower limbs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-10-13
American who was Il

An American who was travelling
in Switzerland was taken for the
Prince of Wales travelling in cog. and
his hotel bill for two days was one
hundred and forty dollars. He had to
own up that he was only plain Kan
kee to escape bankruptcy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-10-13

The United States, under a DEM
ocratic Administration, in the last yeaf
paid in pensions one-third more than
all the pension-paying Governments
on earth.-dltU California.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-05-14

ing and, IN 1ts way, most pleasant figure.
He-for it was a man-was very tall, OF,
rather, he had been very tall. Now he was
much bent with age and rheumatism. His
long white hair hung low upon his neck, and
fell back from prominent brow. The top
of the head was quite bald, like the tonsure of
a priest, and shone and glistened in the lamp
light, and round this oasis the thin white
locks fell down. The face was shriveled like
the surface of a well kept apple, and, like an
apple, rosy red. The features were aquiline
and well marked, the eyebrows still black
and very bushy, and beneath them shone a
pair of gray eyes, as keen and bright as
hawks But for all its sharpness, there was
nothing unpleasant or fierce about the face
On the contrary, it was pervaded by re-
markable air of good nature and shrewdness
For all the rest, the man was dressed in rough
tweed clothes, tall riding boots, aud held a
broad brimned Boer hunting hat In his
hand. Such was the outer man of old Silas
Croft, one of the most remarkable men in the
Transvaal, as John Mel first saw him.
as that you Capt. Niel'" roared out the
stentorian voice. "The natives said you were
coming. welcome to you'll I am glad to
see yo1-very glad. Why, what is the mat
ter with yousn he went on as the Zulu Mouti
ran to help him off his horse.
"Matter, Mr.. Croft!r answered John,
"why, the matter is that your fayorite os-
trich has nearly killed me and your niece
here, and that have killed. your favorite os-
trich."
Then followed explanations from Bessie,
during which he was helped of his horse and
into the house.
ut serves me right" said the old man.
ITO think of it now, just to think of It'll
Well, Bessie, my love, thank God that you
escaped-ay, and you, tco. Capt. Mel Here,
you boys, take the Scotch cart and couple
of oxen, and go and fetch the brute home.
We may as well have the feathers off him, at
any rate, before the aasvogels tvultures) tear
him to bits ~
After he had washed himself and tended
his injuries with arnica and water, John man
aged to get into the principal sitting room,
where supper was waiting. 1t was very
pleasant room, furnished in European style,
and was carpeted with mats made of spring
buck skins. In the corner was piano, and
by it bookcase, filled with the works Of
Standard authors, the property, as John
rightly guessed, of Bessie's sister, jess.
Supper went off pleasantly enough, and
after it was over the two girls sang and
played while the men smoked. And here a
fresh surprise awaited him, for after Bessie,
| lro BE Continued
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at Cape Town ana she is clever. | was III
Cape Town, too, but | didn't learn much
there. But, Capt Mel, both the horses have
bolted; mine has gone home, and | expect
yours has followed, and should like to know.
how we are going to get up to Mooifontcill
beautiful fountain, that's what we call oui
place, you know. Can you walk!'
II don't know" he answered, doubtfully;
an try. That bird has knocked NE about a
good deal" and accordingly lie staggered on
to his legs, only to collapse with all exclama-
ton of pain. His ankle was spreined, and lie
was SO stiff and bruised that he could hardly
stir. aHow far is tho housea" lie asked.
"Only about mile-just there; we shall
see it from the crest of the rise. Look, I'm
all right. 1t was silly to faint, but he kicked
all the breath out Of me-" and she got up and
danced little on the grass to show him. "My
word, though, am sore! You must take
my arm, that's sll; that is, IL you don't
mind"
@Ob, dear, no, indeed, don't mind,' he
said, laughing; and SO they started, arm
affectionately linked in arm
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-05-14

HER HEAD WAS PILLowED ON THE BODY
OF THE DEAD BIRD.
knocked about, took her hand and began to
chnfe it between his own. 1t was a well
formed hand, but brown, and showed signs
of doing plenty of hard work. Soon she
opened her eyes, and he noted with salts
faction that they were very good eyes, blue
in color. Then she sat up and laughed a
little.
"well, am silly" she said; II believe 1
tainted"
at is not much to be wondered at" said
John Mel, politely, and lifting his hand to
take off his hat, only to find that it had gone
in the fray II hope you are not very much
hurt by the birdp
~ don't know" she said, doubtfully
"But Pm glad that you killed the skellum
vicious BEAST. He got out of the ostrich
camp three days ago, and has been lost ever
since. He killed boy last year and told
uncle he ought to shoot him then, but be
would not, because he was such q beauty"
"Might l ask" said John Mel, fare you
Miss Croftp
ayes. am--one of them. There are two
of us, you know; and 1 can guess who you
are--you are Capt Mel, whom uncle is ex-
pecting to help him with the farm and the
ostriches.n
"If all of them are like that, he said, point
ing to the dead bird, II don't think that
shall take kindly to ostrich farming"
She laughed, showing n charming line of
teeth "Oh, no." she said, "he was the only
bad one-but, Capt Mel, / think you viii
find it fearfully dull There are nothing but
Beers here, you know. There are no English
people nearer than Wakkerstroom.
"You overlook YOURSELF" he said, politely;
for really this daughter of the wilderness had
a very charming air about her.
"Oh," she answered, 81 am only a. girl, you
know, and, besides, am not clever jess,
noy--that's my sister--Jess has been at school
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-05-14
JESS.
BY H. RIDER HAGGARD,
Euthorot 'Nrs solonoEsSureS s5hSEte.

JOHN HAS AN ADvENTURE.

JOHN HAS AN ADVENTURE.
The day had been very hot even for the
Transvaal, where, even in the autumn, the
days still know how to be hot, although the
neck of the sna,mer is broken, that is, when
the thunder storms hold off for week or
two, as they occasionally viii. Even the sue
culent blue lilies-a variety of the agaphan-
thus which is SO familiar to us IN English
green houses--hung their long, trumpet shaped
flowers and looked oppressed and miserable
beneath the burning breath of the hot wind
which had been blowing for hours like the
draught of a volcano. The grass, too, near
the wide roadway, that stretched in a feeble
and indetormlnate sort of fashion across the
veldt, forking, branching and reuniting like
veins on lady's arm, was completely
coated over with a thick layer of red dust
But the hot wind was going down now, as it
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-05-14

NENAqAuHto be made. Out this out and return
MIIMnVto to us, and we will send You free.
WtlIM Ia something of great value and I'M
ut9V&v q portance to you, that will start you
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tning else In this world. Anyone can DO the work
sas ana i've at home Either sex; ell ages. Some
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we VIII start you; capital not needed. This is
one one OF the genuine important chances of q life
.lne' .,' Those who are ambitious and epterprisinp
y ~, not delay. Grand outfit free. Address TKuE
Co., Augusta, Maine.
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other circumstances, his rider would have
been glad to do himself. But he could not
abandon beauty in distress, so, finding it i'm
possible to control his horse, he slipped Off it,
and with his siambock. or hide whip, IN his
hand, valiantly faced the enemy. For mo-
ment or two the great bird stood still, blink.
ing its lustrous ewes at him and
gently swayiug its graceful neck to and
fro Then all of a sudden it spread out
its wings and came for him like
a thunderbolt. He sprang to one side, and
was aware of rustic of rustling feathers.
and of a vision of a thick leg striking down
ward past his head. Fortunately it missed
him and the ostrich sped past like flash.
Before he coula turp. however. it was back
and had landed the fpll weight of one of its
awful forward kicks in the broad of his
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sal,,os ro,,1d tIa ost,;ch,s lee,s from behind
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